Essential Utilities (WTRG) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Tax Rate of 2.77% for Q1 2026, up 1059.0% year-over-year from 0.24% in Q1 2025, and down 73.03% on a QoQ basis from 10.26% in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 2.77% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate rose 1059.0% year-over-year to 2.77% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.18% (up 1065.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.56%, up 436.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate slipped to 2.77% in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from 10.26% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 46.85% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 19.8% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 2.41% (2024), against an average of 1.79%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Tax Rate surged 5637 bps; it then slumped 6539 bps in 2024.
- Tracing WTRG's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 9.52% in 2022, then jumped by 592 bps to 46.85% in 2023, then plunged by 140 bps to 18.54% in 2024, then soared by 155 bps to 10.26% in 2025, then tumbled by 73 bps to 2.77% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Tax Rate figures stand at 2.77% (Q1 2026), 10.26% (Q4 2025), and 4.46% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 24.32 |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | - |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 2.77 |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 21.20 |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | -95.60 |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 15.17 |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 10.81 |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 4.85 |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | -21.29 |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 50.86 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.77 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.77 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.26 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.26 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.46 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.46 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.07 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.07 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.83 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.83 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -18.54 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -18.54 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.58 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.58 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.41 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.41 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.17 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.17 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.85 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.85 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.86 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.86 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -19.80 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -19.80 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.52 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.52 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.53 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.53 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.96 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.96 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.46 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.46 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -20.64 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -20.64 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.38 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.38 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.47 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.47 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.53 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.53 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 68.19 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 68.19 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 6.74 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 6.74 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.62 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -15.95 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -15.95 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 89.24 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 89.24 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -1.79 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -1.79 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -4.12 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -4.12 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -93.33 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -93.33 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.83 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.83 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.79 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.79 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -4.38 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -4.38 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.57 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.57 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.27 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.27 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 8.37 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 8.37 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.63 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.63 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 134.79 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 134.79 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 10.31 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 10.31 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 8.47 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 8.47 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 5.49 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 5.49 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 233.61 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 233.61 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.44 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.44 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 7.90 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 7.90 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 8.65 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 8.65 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.75 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.75 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 11.61 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 11.61 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 9.64 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 9.64 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 10.91 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 10.91 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.09 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.09 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 6.94 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 6.94 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 11.32 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 11.32 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 14.24 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 14.24 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 66.08 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 66.08 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 39.31 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 39.31 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 39.48 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 39.48 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 39.39 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 39.39 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 30.46 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 30.46 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 35.13 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 35.13 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 33.64 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 33.64 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 29.81 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 29.81 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 38.68 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 38.68 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 38.95 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 38.95 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 39.25 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 39.25 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 39.79 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 39.79 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 37.81 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 37.81 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 39.26 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 39.26 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 39.46 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 39.46 |